Debian: DSA-3916-1: atril security update
Debian: DSA-3916-1: atril security update
It was discovered that Atril, the MATE document viewer, made insecure use of tar when opening tar comic book archives (CBT). Opening a malicious CBT archive could result in the execution of arbitrary code. This update disables the CBT format entirely.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3916-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso July 21, 2017 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : atril CVE ID : CVE-2017-1000083 Debian Bug : 868500 It was discovered that Atril, the MATE document viewer, made insecure use of tar when opening tar comic book archives (CBT). Opening a malicious CBT archive could result in the execution of arbitrary code. This update disables the CBT format entirely. For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.8.1+dfsg1-4+deb8u1. For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.16.1-2+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your atril packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.